Software Engineer (all genders) - Business Central & Python

As a Software Engineer in our fresh produce trading division, you will develop and integrate our core business systems with a focus on Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central (ERP). You build robust, maintainable solutions for automating, extending, and integrating business processes – from procurement to delivery. Your code runs the daily operations of teams across Europe.

THE COMPANY

Fruchthansa is a family-owned fruit and vegetable wholesaler based in Cologne, serving the European market for almost 60 years. With ~200 employees and a third generation of leadership driving modernization, we're investing in the technology that keeps our supply chain fast, reliable, and competitive.

THE ROLE

You'll take ownership across our full range of internal systems - Business Central extensions that run core trade operations, a growing landscape of Python microservices, and the CI/CD pipelines that tie it all together. A big part of this role is building and maintaining integrations with external service partners, EDI providers, and certification systems that our supply chain depends on. Hands-on, end-to-end, shipping code that operations teams across Europe rely on daily.

What You’ll Work On

Business Central / AL Development

• Work with the latest Business Central version
• Develop and extend BC extensions for purchasing, sales, quality control, warehouse receiving, freight, and packaging
• Work on our core Business Central trade platform – modules covering cost management, customs, lot tracking, pricing, and more
• Build integrations with warehouse scanning systems for inbound/outbound goods processing, transfer orders, and packing
• Write automated tests for business-critical workflows

EDI, Data Exchange & Service Partner Integrations

• Develop and maintain EDI pipelines – processing ORDERS, DESADV, and INVOIC messages with exchange providers and retail partners
• Build and extend integrations with external service partners (container logistics, certification providers, pallet management)
• Work with REST APIs, FTP-based file exchange, and file-based data imports (Excel/CSV) for partner data synchronization
• Implement automated job queues for data fetching, certification syncing, and scheduled processing tasks

Python Microservices

• Build and maintain a growing set of FastAPI-based internal services
• Design, deploy, and operate containerized services

DevOps & Automation

• Maintain CI/CD pipelines (GitHub Actions) for automated builds, releases, and multi-environment deployments
• Work with PowerShell scripts for BC environment management and deployment orchestration

TECH STACK

Business Central AL, Python FastAPI, ED,I REST APIs, PowerShell, GitHub Actions, SQL Server, Docker, Git, XMLPorts

What We’re Looking For

Must-have

• Degree in Computer Science, Business Informatics, Software Engineering, or equivalent qualification
• 4+ years of professional development experience
• 2+ years of experience with Business Central & AL
• Solid Git workflows (branching, PRs, releases)
• SQL and relational database experience
• Python proficiency – REST APIs (FastAPI or similar)
• PowerShell scripting ability
• Good German (C1) and English (C1) language skills

Nice-to-have

• EDI message processing (ORDERS, DESADV, INVOIC)
• BC web services
• Container technologies (Docker, Podman)
• Experience integrating with third-party APIs and service partners
• Supply chain / logistics domain experience

What We Offer

• A responsible position in a future-oriented company in the food industry
• Direct influence on the technical evolution of our core systems and processes
• Full lifecycle ownership: development, testing, CI/CD, deployment, production support – you own it end-to-end
• Autonomous work with significant creative freedom in a modern IT environment
• Collaboration in interdisciplinary teams with short decision paths
• Flexible working hours in a hybrid model with a focus on on-site collaboration

WHY FRUCHTHANSA

Real impact

Your code runs the daily operations of teams across Europe — purchasing, warehouse, logistics.

Stable & growing

60+ years family-owned. Third generation investing in modern tech infrastructure.

Full lifecycle

Development, testing, CI/CD, deployment, production support — you own it end-to-end.

Fresh produce supply chain. Fast-moving, real-world problems with visible outcomes.